Figure toy.



J. M. SIMON.

FIGURE TOY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27. I916.

1,210,992, Patented J an. 2, 1917.

WITNESSES ATTO R N EY UNTTE JOHN MAX SIMON, OF YORK, N. Y.

FIGURE TOY.

Application filed September 27, 1916.

To alt whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN Max SIMON, a subjectof the Emperor of Germany, residing at New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Figure Toys, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention has reference generally to toys and moreparticularly relates to wheeled figure toys.

This invention has for its primary aim and object to provide novel meansfor connecting the supporting means to the body of the figure, theconnecting means being placed under tension whereby when actuated thesupporting means will consequently move the figure over a surface.

The invention has for an additional object, and one of equal importanceas the first mentioned object to provide improved means for actuatingthe connecting means said means being connected to the supporting means.

Among the other aims and objects of the invention may be recited theprovision of a device of the character mentioned with a view tocompactness, the number of parts of which are few, the constructionsimple, the cost of production low and the eficiency high.

The improvements in the details and arrangement of parts will beapparent from an inspection of the accompanying drawings, in connectionwith the specific description hereinafter contained. and wherein thepreferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed for the purpose ofimparting a full understanding of the invention.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section, and Fig. 3 is a sectionaldetail.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings, Iprovide the figure I of an animal such as a horse including a body 1. Inorder to support the body I provide resilient clips 2 secured at theirlower edges to the inner surfaces of the sides of the body and adjacentthe lower ends thereof. Receivable in the clips is my improved elasticelement 3 which may be,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

Serial No. 122,507.

and preferably is, a rubber band. The supporting means consists of adrum 4:, the sides 5 of which constitute wheels and are each providedwith oppositely disposed and inwardly extending slots 6 whichcommunicate with longitudinally extending grooves 7 in the intermediateportion of the drum 4. These slots and grooves receive the side portionsof the band subsequent to the twisting of these portions about eachother adjacent the respective ends thereof as indicated by the numeral8, to. consequently place the band under tension.

For the purpose of moving the body over a surface I provide my improvedactuating means, in the present instance, embodying a string 9 one endof which is secured about the intermediate portion of the drum, the mainportion being slidably arranged in an opening 10 in the top of the body.A ball 11 is connected to the outer end of the string and normally restson the top of the figure or the back of the horse as illustrated in thedrawings, the main portion of the string being wound about the drum.

The mode of operation of the invention may be reviewed as follows:Assuming that the device is in the position illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2and the inner end of the string is wound about the drum, when the ballor knob is engaged and pulled outwardly the string will be unwound andincidentally the band will be placed under tension. The ball is nowreleased and owing to the tension of the elastic band the drum will berotated to rewind the string and during this movement, the sides 5 ofthe drum which serve as wheels, being in engagement with the surfacewill move the figure over the surface.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it can easily be seen that I have provided a device that issimple in construction, containing but a few simple parts that can becheaply manufactured and assembled and when assembled can be placed uponthe market and sold at a minimum cost.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanyingdrawings com- Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A figure toy including a body, a drum the sides of which constitutesupporting wheels and provided with oppositely disposed slots, anelastic band connected to the lower sides of the body and receivable inthe slots after being twisted, a string wound about the drum and havingthe free end arranged through an opening in the body, an operatingmember carried by the free end of the string whereby when the string ispulled outwardly the band will be placed under tension toconsequentlyrotate the wheels and move the body about a surface when the operatingmember has been released.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in. presence of two witnesses.

JOHN MAX SIMON.

Witnesses CHARLES H. PLANCK, JOHN SUSSBAUER.

Copies 01 this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

7 Washington; D. C.

